jab chhalakte hain zar-o-sim ke gate hue jam ek zahrab sa mahaul mein ghul jata hai kanp uthta hai tahi-dast jawanon ka ghurur husn jab resham-o-kam-khwab mein tal jata hai main ne dekha hai ki aflas ke sahraon mein qafile azmat-e-ehsas ke ruk jate hain bekasi garm nigahon ko jhulas deti hai dil kisi shoala-e-zartab se phuk jate hain jin usulon se ibarat hai mohabbat ki asas un usulon ko yahan tod diya jata hai apni sahmi hui manzil ke tahaffuz ke liye rahguzaron mein dhuan chhod diya jata hai main ne jo raaz zamane se chhupana chaha! tu ne aafaq pe us raaz ka dar khol diya meri banhon ne jo dekhe the sunahre sapne tu ne sone ki taraazu mein unhen tol diya aaj aflas ne khai hai zar-o-sim se mat is mein lekin tere chillon ka koi dosh nahin ye taghayyur usi mahaul ka parwarda hai apni be-rang tabahi ka jise hosh nahin rahguzaron ke dhundalke to zara chhat jaen apne talwon se ye kante bhi nikal jaenge aaj aur kal ki masafat ko zara tai kar len waqt ke sath irade bhi badal jaenge